# impaired

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɛrd/ · frequency rank #11,558

## Definitions
1. Rendered less effective.
2. inebriated, drunk.

## Easily confused with
- **implied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impaired-vs-implied)
- **impaled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impaired-vs-impaled)
- **impair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impair-vs-impaired)
- **impacted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impacted-vs-impaired)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imapired`, `immpaired`, `impaierd`, `impairde`, `impairedd`, `impairred`, `imparied`, `impiared`, `imppaired`, `ipmaired`, `mipaired`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impaired